In this lesson, we control two servos with an Arduino, first using the serial input to set the angle, before using an analog joystick for input.
Arduino Lessons
- Day Zero (What is Arduino and Why Care?)
- Day 1: Lesson 01 – Introducing Arduino
- Day 1 Lesson 02 – Meet Arduino Uno
- Day 1 Lesson 03 – Breadboard a Circuit
- Day 2 Lesson 01: Arduino Web IDE and the Structure of an Arduino C Sketch
- Day 2 Lesson 02: Hello World!
- Day 3: Lesson – Fun with LEDs
- Day 4: Lesson – Magic 8 Ball & Random
- Day 5: Lesson 01 – Arduino/C Functions and Serial Input
- Day 5: Lesson 02 – Variable Type Conversions and Serial Input RGB LED
- Day 5: Lesson 03 – RGB LED Color-Picker
- Day 5: Video for Today’s Lessons
- Day 5: Lesson 04 – Spy Box Part 1
- Day 6: Lessons – Reading Inputs
- Day 7: Lessons – Internet of Arduino Things
- Day 8: Lessons – Internet of Arduino Things Part 2
- Day 9: Lessons – Magic 8 Revisited (16×2 LCD + Tilt Switch)
- Day 10: Lessons – Tiny Night Light (Light Sensor and ATTiny85 Programming)
- Day 11: Lessons – Arduino Chiptune Music
- Day 12: Lesson – 8 LED Sequence using Shift Registers
- Day 13: Lessons – Countdown Clock with 7 Segment Display
- Day 14: Lessons – Time.h/Arduino Clock
- Day 15: Lessons – Ultrasonic Distance Sensors
- Day 16: Lessons – Going Wireless!
- Day 17: Lessons – Send and Receive IR Signals with Arduino + LEGO Power Functions!
- Day 18: Lessons – Controlling a Canon 7D using a Hacked IR Remote and a Transistor
- Day 19: Lesson – Arduino Remote Control MP3 Player!
- Day 20: Lessons – Wifi with ESP8266
- Day 21: Lessons – Wifi Data Logger with ESP8266
- Day 22: Lessons – Arduino, Bluetooth/BLE & Android/iOS/Mac/PC
- Day 23: Lessons – How to create your own custom Android app to control Arduino over Bluetooth
- Day 24: Lessons – How to create your own custom iOS app to control Arduino over Bluetooth
- Day 26: Lessons – Controlling DC Motors, and DHT22 Temperature Sensor
- Day 27: Lessons – Motor Controllers
- Day 28: Lessons – Arduino 28BYJ-48 Stepper Motor Control with the ULN2003 Stepper Motor Driver
- Day 29: Lesson – Moving Your Arduino Project Off Your Breadboard
- Day 30: How to make the most minimal Arduino/ATmega328 breadboard circuit
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